Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii(Delattre, PA; Bourcier, J, 1846)
English (US) Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
The Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Phaeochroa cuvierii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA; Bourcier, J, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti
- Phaeochroa cuvierii maculicauda
- Phaeochroa cuvierii furvescens
- Phaeochroa cuvierii saturatior
- Phaeochroa cuvierii cuvierii
- Phaeochroa cuvierii berlepschi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Cuvierii
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA; Bourcier, J, 1846)
- Type locality
- Isthmus of Panama and Telemdn, Central America.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 9 p.310
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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